By Dr. Benabio, on August 26th, 2010%
Last week a popular TV talk show featuring a bunch of doctors (I’m not naming names) discussed how coffee grounds can improve cellulite. They explained how rubbing coffee grounds into your skin imparts caffeine into the cellulite thereby improving the circulation and drawing the toxins out.
This is a great tip except that rubbing coffee . . . → Read More: There Are No Toxins in Cellulite
By Dr. Benabio, on August 25th, 2010%
1 – Drinking water will help your dry skin.
It doesn’t. Drinking water is important to stay hydrated, but if you have dry skin you need to water the outside of your skin, not the inside. Drinking lots of water no more moisturizes your skin than taking a bath quenches your thirst.
2 – Sunscreens with . . . → Read More: 3 Summer Skin Myths
By Dr. Benabio, on June 24th, 2010%
While vacationing in Idaho and Montana last week (blissfully off the grid), I experienced something beautiful: altitude. At 6,260 feet Stanley, Idaho is a mile higher than my home in San Diego. The skies there were a brilliant blue. There was daylight well after 10 PM. The mornings were a chilly 35 degrees. And I . . . → Read More: Where Are You More Likely To Sunburn: Beach Or Mountains?
By Dr. Benabio, on June 2nd, 2008%
Try this little derm math quiz:
If you apply a facial moisturizer with an SPF of 15 then add a facial sunscreen with an SPF of 30 and then apply a makeup with an SPF 15 what is the total SPF protection you are getting? Continue reading Skin Care Myths: Adding Sunscreens Adds SPF
By Dr. Benabio, on May 28th, 2008%
Many of you, as I, were raised to believe that cuts and scrapes heal better when you let the air at them. Well, your mom was right about a lot of things, but not this one. Continue reading Skin Care Myths: Cuts Heal Better When You Let Air at Them
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